Grass Valley, Calif.— The Penn Gate parking lot at Empire Mine State Historic Park and the Hard Rock Trail section from E. Empire Street to the Osborn Loop Crosscut intersection will be temporarily closed to entry for erosion repair. Access trails from McKnight and Stacey Lane will also be closed for the duration of the project.

Per Title 14 CCR § 4326(a), entry during the closure period is subject to citation.

Hard Rock Trail Empire Mine SHP

Trailer parking is not permitted at the main parking lot.

For updates on when the trail section and Penn Gate parking lot will reopen, visit our webpage, Facebook or Instagram. We apologize for the inconvenience.

www.parks.ca.gov/EmpireMine 

www.Facebook.com/EmpireMineSHP

www.instagram.com/empiremineshp